Chapter 58: Promise
Before the fierce army of Che Lin and Horse Xiao Bing, the leaders suppressed the uneasiness and panic in their hearts and walked to Chen Jian.
Chen Jian also hurriedly got out of the chariot and walked to everyone to hold hands and ask them.
Then, before the army and ten thousand people, a speech filled with blood from relatives was published. For a time, everyone was harmonious and happy.
The relatives who were rescued with more than ten thousand tears were also moved by the relatives who were rescued, and they were constantly chanting praises.
Since Su Yue was the leader of the alliance of various tribes, he had to praise him at this time: "Ji Xia wore a strong and held a sharp edge to go deep into the Dongyi, and went to the battle formation without fear of bows and arrows, and rescued more than 10,000 relatives. This is really a merit that made his ancestors happy. Please ask Ji Xia to ride on the left and return to the city with glory."
Chen Jian hurriedly refused: "This is what the descendants of the Dahe tribes should do, but Xiacheng happens to be well-equipped. If the rest of the cities have many ships and soldiers, they will do the same thing. It is the protection of their ancestors that brought their relatives back. How dare they steal it as their contribution?"
The two of them were polite. Su Yue thought it was over. Chen Jian suddenly said: "Although the relatives have returned to their ancestors' land, winter is coming soon and there is no preparation for food and clothing."
The relatives of the clan were shocked, fearing that Chen Jian would ask the cities and towns to provide some food. If the relatives were one, everyone would just shout, but it would be absolutely necessary to take things from their own hands.
Furthermore, some cities have been poor in the past two or three years. Xiacheng's workshops and copper coins have stolen all the food accumulated by the cities for several years.
The income of public land is even worse than that of some relatives in some cities closer to Yucheng. They took the lead in purchasing iron tools to change their working methods, or the Xiacheng people helped to run a new semi-slave owner's manor by investing in population and land, which became richer, but the tax system was incomplete and could not be collected as public property.
Sucheng used troops for two consecutive years, plundered tens of thousands of slaves and distributed them to various cities. However, the war horses, chariots, gunpowder, leather armor, and spears needed to go to the expedition had to be exchanged for food, and they had to feed these slaves so that they could not get any harvest until they could be reclaimed next year.
The amount of more than 10,000 people is still there and cannot be converted into the population of their own cities.
With gunpowder bombing the city, digging tunnels to destroy the three cities of Dongyi, and the fact that Qiongxi attacked the city in one month made these leaders understand that the war was different from before, and they still needed to accumulate wealth to build the city wall. Where could they still take out food at this time?
In front of so many people's expectations, and the passion for the kinship unity that had been praised just now has not yet dissipated, it is really embarrassing to refuse at this time.
Chen Jian did not wait for the embarrassing silence to appear, and then said, "I also know that the Qiongxi army has just passed, and some cities have had a hard time. Xiacheng has a bumper harvest of grain last year, and there were workshops for a lot of food and accommodation. Xiacheng will bear the food and accommodation of more than 10,000 relatives."
More than a hundred people secretly breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that it would be best if you should care about these people. Anyway, you saved these people, and we can give them some food to you, which is not as good as your kindness.
Chen Jian said again: "But both cities have been destroyed, and they are close to Dongyi. The two cities have a weak population and cannot be maintained. Moreover, the distance is too far, so the grain transport of Xiacheng is not easy, so I think the two cities will temporarily migrate to the vicinity of Oyezawa, which is also convenient for Xiacheng to take care of."
"The leader of Weicheng was trapped in Dongyi, and thousands of relatives asked me to leave the position of chief; Fengcheng relatives and nobles were trapped and could not be redeemed, and compared with Siluo, even if Xia was not a Qiaomu, he could not ignore it. Xiacheng could still take out the demand for a while, but what should we do if we need for a lifetime?"
"Yucheng is facing west, and there are few people within a hundred miles. Reeds and wind cities can occupy this place to cultivate and maintain health. Yuxia rules and regulations are used within a hundred miles. After three to five years, cattle and sheep will increase and the population will be prosperous before moving away. This is the solution I can come up with."
"So, I need to ask the leaders of the tribes to decide this, so I can also pay my respects to our ancestors."
After saying that, more than 10,000 relatives from the two cities petitioned together and were willing to follow Chen Jian to Xi'an, Yucheng, because the people of Xiacheng have a good life and can help them more.
This is the solution that Chen Jian came up with. Of course, if there is a better solution, it is not necessary to use it. However, the proposed method must convince these two cities, and provide food, agricultural tools, cattle and sheep for more than 10,000 people in the two cities, just like Xiacheng. They are not slaves, but relatives.
Since everyone praised the previous speech, now that the relatives are in trouble, you must not help me? If you don’t help Xiacheng people, you will give a solution. If you still don’t agree, you will have to make a grudge.
Under the dual oppression of moral commanding heights and reality, everyone has to agree with this proposal. They also know in their hearts that even if the people of Xiacheng have brought these people back, what can they do if they don’t agree?
After agreeing, he just wanted to pay tribute to his ancestors. By the way, he also had to admit that Chen Jian was not only the leader of Xiacheng, but also the fake leader of Weicheng.
As long as the official leader of Weicheng was not released for a day, Chen Jian had two say when discussing the tribal alliance and electing the leader.
This was once again discussed in the small circle of clan leaders, and the time, place and atmosphere were not allowed to be rejected. This is the most annoying thing for those who are used to small circle politics.
Although he said something he agreed with, he could not help but feel a little bump in his heart. Chen Jian seemed to be unable to understand and continued, "There is one more thing. Xia was in the battle of Dongyi for two months. The soldiers were tired. Although they rescued their relatives, they were still difficult to escape. They had to sign an alliance with Dongyi Qiongxi and stop attacking each other within three years, otherwise I would not be able to bring these more than 10,000 relatives back."
"This is what I swear in the name of my ancestors, so I cannot violate it. Besides, there are Feng and Weicheng's leaders and relatives as their relatives."
"But I have also won hundreds of miles of land for the tribes of Dahe, which is the land of glory for ancestors. Three years later, if I fight with Dongyi and attack, the leader of Su Yue can lead several large armies from Fengcheng to the east, and Xia can lead the Xia army from Xinhua City to the hinterland of Qiongxi; if I guard, the leader of Su Yue can live in Sucheng to dispatch relatives. If Qiongxi does not break Xinhua City for a day, he will not dare to go deep into the hinterland of Dahe tribes, so as not to miss the farming season."
These words made the leaders nod their heads frequently. A very simple strategy is often very useful. Judging from the battles this year, the location of this place is indeed very prominent. It can be said that when the city stands for a day, the tribes do not have to worry about Qiongxi's army appearing near the city.
Taking advantage of the time when everyone nodded, Chen Jian said, "So I hope that each tribe will have fifty men and women, stationed in Xinhua City, and make up thousands of garrisons to serve as garrisons. Xia City has another 500 soldiers and thousands of tribe slaves. These thousands of people only follow the orders of the leaders of the tribes to fight. As long as we stay in that city for one day, we will not participate in the disputes within us, unless the Dongyi collapses the cities of the Dahe tribes and are built on the shore of the East Sea."
"It is worthwhile to cut off the possibility of Dongyi entering and robbing. Otherwise, Qiongxi enters the country, plunders the population, delays the farming time, and robs cattle and sheep, how can fifty people make up for it?"
"The children and relatives all have fiefs in Xinhua City. These fifty people can also be regarded as rewarding the children's merits and letting them earn a fief. If they do well in the future, they will win more, or even build a city alone, and they will become a family."
The leaders of several cities have not yet expressed their opinions, and the relatives and nobles of some clans are already happy. If their children can really make their own towns and surnames there, it is also excellent. Moreover, there are fifty pairs of men and women in a city, and there are only a few people sharing each clan, which is nothing. It is indeed worth using this to win a possibility for children and reduce the risk of cities and cities.
Su Yue thought about it and did not object. The 50 fewer people were just a fur. As long as Dongyi did not go to the Western Expedition and he had the status of the leader of the alliance, he could still conquer many cities that had retreated from the alliance within three years to enrich his strength.
The attack on the Dongyi, which had already quelled the civil strife, was not worth the loss. There was a force that nominally did not participate in the civil wars of the tribes outside. As the leader of the tribes of Dahe, he sometimes had to consider the interests of the entire tribes of Dahe.
Furthermore, in Su Yue's opinion, Chen Jian had a huge disadvantage that he jumped too high when doing things. Looking at it well, this could win people's hearts, but looking at it badly, he could not do many things that cannot be done in name. If others do it, someone can blame him at most, but if he does it, he will suck his mouth and his prestige will inevitably plummet. Since he said that the soldiers over there would not participate in the civil war, he would never participate. It would be a good thing to involve the five hundred elites in Xia Cheng at once.
This time Su Yue also learned his lesson and smiled and said, "This matter is a great benefit to the relatives, so of course I will agree. I don't know what Ji Xia has to offer, so I might as well say it all. I have a lot of time, so I'm afraid that the relatives will be tired and hungry all the way, and there are still hot rice and cattle and sheep waiting in the city. It's hard to run around for half a year to eat some cold rice leftovers."
Chen Jian also smiled and said, "There is only the last one left, so please be sure to agree. You also know that in May, Xia City is in chaos, and the city is divided into two parts. But Xia's grandmother is still in Xia City, and thousands of relatives in Xia City are bewitched by him."
"When they divided the city and the city, it was when Dongyi attacked the Dahe tribes and surrounded Fengcheng. This was against the interests of the Dahe tribes and I could not tolerate it. So when they escaped, I did not lead my troops north, but endured the grief of being deceived and bullied by the tribes, leading troops to Dongyi to rescue their relatives."
"The river is the best, the city is the next, and the clan is the lowest, which I have always practiced. Now the relatives have been saved and have not shamed the glory of our ancestors, so I can return to Xiacheng to deal with this rebellion."
"Since Xiacheng once had an alliance, it is now part of the Dahe tribes. Therefore, I hope that all relatives can send people to come back to Xiacheng with me and arrest and interrogate these people who violated the supreme interests of the Dahe tribes, just like the incident in Fengcheng back then."
"They bewitched the clan members, with few believers and few troops. With the prosperity of the Xia army, they will definitely be defeated in one battle. The clans do not need to send too many troops. They only need relatives, nobles, wise men, who are highly respected, to follow and suppress the rebellion. Please do not refuse."
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Chapter completed!